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.IF.... Wants m 1 Vol. LXIX. No. 75. The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1911. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS Doiible the N in FLaleigh of any Other Newspaper V DEW YORK STATE GAPITOL BUILDING SWEPT BY FIRE library Part of the Building! Destroyed With Loss of More Than $7,000,000 STATE'S PRICELESS RECORDS DESTROYED New York State Capitol Building Partly Destroyed by Fire With a Xoss of $7,UOO,00) to $10,000,000 Fire Was in Library Wing's and Many Priceless Records Were De stroyedBuilding Was Supposed to 1be Fireproof and Mo Insurance Was' Carried Night , Watchman : Missing. .. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Albany, N. Y., March 29 Flro to day destroyed a large section of that historic 26,000,000 pile, the state capitol. Three wings of the build- lng were gutted, the main structure was badly damaged and its million dollar staircase wrecked. The state library, one of the greatest In the United States, went up in smoke with hundreds of thousands of costly books and numberless priceless doc uments. Tue senate and assembly libraries were aso destroyed. The flames caused monetary damage of fully $10, 000, 000 but no money can replace the records and documents destroyed. Nightwatchman Samuel Abbott was burned to death while attempt ing to fight the flames. The legislative; business of the state was halted and the senate and assembly which for weeks have been trying to elect a United States sen ator, had to shift their sittings to the city hall, the building having been teudered by the municipality as a temporary capltol. Several firemen were Injured by falling debris but none seriously hurt. Troops were called out to, guard the building from the ravages of curio hunters and to bar the sur rounding crowds from death. Three men who were injured were taken to the Homeopathic Hospital, They are John Brennan, John Whit niyer and William Rogers. The lat ter may die. For more than ten hours the fire men have been fighting the flames -under the direction of Chief Bridge ford and are utterly exhausted. Though the fire has been under control of the firemen since 10 o'clock sporadic ' outbursts of flame have kept the department on the jump. At 1 o'clock this afternoon' it be came apparent that there could be no further spread of the flames and preparations were at once begun to establish various offices in tempor ary quarters It is believed that, by tomorrow,' part of the eastern sec tion will be rendered habitable, the largest part of the damage there hav ing been caused by water. ; Detail of the Fire. ,--Albany, -N. Y., March 29 Fire swept the 126,000,000 state capitol building early today destroying the TAFT INDIGNANT OVER RECENT REPORT (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, March 29 From sources close to President Taft it was learned today that he Is Indignant over recent published reports ' that he favored or lent his influence to the election of William Lorlmer as senator from Il linois. In a letter which the presi dent wrote last summer at Beverly to a western politician, he said: "The rumor, report,": or statement that I consciously lent weight of the administration to the election of Lorlmer Is wholly untrue." This answer was given at the white house today in reply to a question as to whether Mr. Taft ' had favored Lorimer's election. Johnson Slightly Improved. Cleveland, O., March 89 A slight Improvement was noted in the condi tion of Tom L. Johnson today, tie Is very weak, however and unable1 to tat, 1 three wings containing the senate, as sembly and state libraries with their records, doing damage estimated at from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 and probably causing the death of Night watchman Samuel Abbott, who is missing. The fire started at 2:30 a. m. in a room on the third floor used by as semblyman A. J. Levy, chairman of the judiciary committee, and was swept by a high wind across Inter vening 'courts to the old wings. The western, northwestern and south western wings were destroyed. At 8 o'clock the flre was still burn ing in the west wing but the fire men had it under control. Among the records destroyed Were those lot the courts of claims, which were kept in a part of the assembly library. For five hours the entire fire-fighting force of the city battled against the flames before they wero sure of saving the senate and assem bly chambers.' . The fire, which was well under way when discovered by a night watchman in Washington A'enue, was fed by tons of paper In tue li brary rooms and spread rapidly. The doomed wings were a seething fur nace when the firemen arrived. Legislators, aroused from their beds by excitement, aided the fire fighters. Many of them rushed to the building to carry out documents and books. . Nightwatchman Abbott was cm ployed to patrol the library wings. The firemen battered down doors . and searched the corridors for him while the flames raged but they were so filled with smoke and the terrific heat that the firemen were driven back, after a futile" quest. . ''.,-; Senators, state officials, assembly men and employes of minor import ance gathered about the great stone structure during the height of the fire.. Senator Bayne, of Long Island, helped the firemen man a hoe. Assemblyman Terry, of Kings coun ty, and Asesmblyman McDaniels, of Tompkins county, also assisted the firemen. " Adjutant General Verbeck saved a number of valuable papers from his office on the second floor. : Employes of the building had becu complaining for several days that the insulation was worn from some of the electric 'wires. The su perintendent of the building had re quested that this be attended to to day. The wires are believed to have started the fire. As flames leaped for hundreds of feet Into, the air from the library windows the citizens were awakened and thousands gathered about the bill on which the capitol stands. All the available police were necessary to prevent the citizens from hinder ing tbo firemen. The high wind car ried live sparks for many blocks and caused tongues of flames which culled from the windows to stretch across intervening courts. Igniting the cornices of the adjoining wings. There was a terrific crash at six o'clock when the roofs Of west, south west and : northwest wings fell. Governor Dfx was on the scene at that hour. He placed the loss then at about $7,000,000 but the blaze wad still burning fiercely then. The wind was still blowing strong at that time aud Governor Dix feared that the entire group of state struc tures were doomed. However, he was assured by the firemen that the two executive chambers were safe unless the wind changed its course. The democratic caucus had just adjourned some time before the fire was discovered - and many of the legislators who were still up hurried to tho scene with offers of assistance to the firemen. It was half an hour after the flames were discovered before a stream of water was turned on the burning buildings. By the time the firemen had arrived .the fire had gained such headway that it was be lieved that the entire group compris ing the state capitol, was doomed. It was difficult to reach the win dows of the apartments where the flre was biasing most briskly because of intervening buildings. Lines of boso wore baulcd through the leg islative chambers and streams were directed from the windows. As soon as the city'sentlre fire fighting force arrived twenty streams were directod upon the flre from different angled. , The flre was the most spectacular Albany has ever known. Tbe flames j (Continued From Pago Two., I V V LEADER KIXO, Division No. 5. Important Matters Before the New Congress President l)iaz at Work ou His Mcs siige Assisted Senor Liamtoui Peace Believed to lie Near -If Re formers Are Grated Patriots Would be Wllllg to Lny Dow Arms. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Mexico City.. '-" March 29 President Dial! today began Work on hLs mfs snge to the 'congress which convenes Saturday; The document is being pre pared under the direction of Minister of Finance Ilmnntour who has con ferred with the Maderos and other in sUrrecto leaders and 'understands fully Mexico's . situation-" at home and ahruad. . . , ....' ' From semi-official sources it; Was learned today that members--'- of .'.con gress expect, to' ha-ve presented to them shortly after convening a general am nesty act granting full pardon to all men now in arms who surrender with in the thirty days following the pas sago of the measure. This would give all the men now in the '.mountains time to deliver up their arms. ' Peace is believed "to. be- near! There Is little doubt here that President Diaz will ultimately retire thus granting to the rebels their chief demand. He will not, however, quit office until--.the re bellion is ended and the republic tran quil. '--; In ills messaue, President iaz is: ex pected to outline In. full his views on the rehelliuii and the reforms' propoteii to placate the men now up in arms. Upon this will depend largely the question--of general -amnesty and the de liverance of arms. Members --'of con gress believe that President ' Diuss w;ill order a new election with popular suf frage.; - It is almost certain that tlie resig nation of Itamon Corral as vice presi dent will be laiil before congress. Un der the Mexican law he has ho right to resign, but he can get about this point in a" diplomatic .--manner by asking congress that he. be -relieved for an in definite' period.,' Senor Corral is expected to sail with his family for Europe next month. His petition for retirement to congress will be baaed upon "the precarious condi tion of his health." Some of the more radical members of congress favor the abolition of the post of .vice president -'and this will likely provoke a discussion. However, those who have been advocating this step were impelled' solely through their hostility toward Corral and not by a desire to curtail public -expense. . Iteforms Must bo Granted. Washington, March 29 Dr Cromcz, head of the revolutionary junta here issued a statement this morning, in which ho said: "If the reforms that we are fight ing for are granted by the new Mex ican cabinet the patriots would be will ing to lay lown their arms. All good Mexicans desire peace and none more so than those who are fighting In northern Mexico. But we are light ing for the rights of all Mexicans, and unlit these are granted there can be no peuce. "AH we ask In Mexico is fair treat ment for the masses, a free, press, a free ballot, and equal opportunities and Justice to every citizen." Reyes For President. Havana, March 29 General Bernardo Reyes, the exiled Mexleun statesman, will succeed Dlass as president of .Mex Ico. Thlls I nformatlon, emanating from an official source In Mexico City was received here today by private .cable ' dispatches. According to the proposed program of the Dla regime, the next congress will grant leaves of absence to President Diaz and Vice President Corral on grounds . of "111 health." v 1 Both will go abroad : and General Reyes, who will bo appointed to take up the duties Of tho vice presidency Will ultimately assume thtf executive functions of the government In their entirety,' thus becoming the president In fact, until another national election 4 lr,'jM..fl is held.1' - ...... ...... sin OF Good Report; Today Run the AmoQot Up to $47,582, End Li Sight POWER B $2,500 (iood Reports Made at the Campaieii Dinner Today Carolina Light & Power Company; Gives $3,500 Gift Of $1,000 from Mr. B. F. Jlon tague and of 9S0O from Mr. C. it. Edwards Banners Change I'laces, Citizens thinner; Going to Jo. H. Weathers and Vouiif; Men's Ban ner to E. n. (Tow. i The hands of the Y. AI. C. A. clock took another good long .move tor ward today. The amount, reported, was $8,923, making a total to dale of $17,5S2. The .Voting men's com mittee reported $'J,511. Tae citi zen's conimiuee reported $2,912. In addition to this there was a subscrip-! tion from the Carolina Ligut and Power Company for $2,500. Ineltul-, ed in the young men's report was a subscription from F. Montague lor: $1,000. Mr. J. H.J Weathers, -of the citizen's committee, rcnorted a $ ti U subscription from Mr. C. 11. Edwards. The young men's banner went to Air. i E. B. Crow's company, wnich report-1 ed a total of $1,915. The citizen's banner went to Jo. H.-Weathers' di vision, whica reported $710. The reports weres follows: Young Business Men's Committee. Dr. H. A. Royaler, general chair mun. - - Company A. Dr. E. H. Uroughton, captain, subscriptions; amount, $220. Company 1J, E. -B. Crow, captain; 20 : subscript ions; amount, $1,(11"), Company C, W. H. Pace, captain;., 2 subscriptions; amount, $7"). Company D, V. .1. Lee, captain; 22 subscriptions; amount, $i'.). Company R, C. T. McClenaghan, cap tain; 13 suliscriplions; amount, $2;,0. Company F. Francis A. Cox, captain; u subscriptions: amount, $70.. ' Company G, John L). Berry, captain; 7 subscriptions: amount. $205. Company II, C. K. DurR'y, captain; 8 subscriptions; amount, $230. Company I, Z. V. Judd, captain; 5 subscriptions; anioiinf, $iiii. Company K, H. Rosenthal, captuiu; A subscriptions; amount, $4-. : Total subscriptions, 91; total : .amount, $:i,f 11. Grand totals, subscriptions, 110; aount, $20,bU7. Citizens' Committee. N. B Broughton, general chairman. Division 1, John T. Pullen, .leader; 8 subscriptions; amount, $220. Division 2, C. .1. Hunter, leader; 9 subscriptions; amount, $240. Division-3, -F. -A. Olds, leader; I sub Bcriptionn; amount, $U'.f. Division 4, J. R. Young, leader; 4 subscriptions; amount, $27u. Division 5, J. H. King, leader; 5 sub scriptions; amount, $.1.3". ; (Continued on Page Six.) TO ERECT BUILDING Secretary Olds of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce was greatly pleased today at the news that the nlbllful Recorder Company, of which Mr. Carey J. Hunter is the president will at once erect a building on West Hargott street, next to the Dak City Steam Laundry Company. Tin- struc ture will be or brick, with stone trim mings and will be three stories high, 45x100 feet. In dimension and will con tain not only tho. complete '.equipment for printing the newspaper, but also the offices of the various Baptist boards which havo headquarters here. The building will cost $15,000. Secretary- Olds receives many letters and words of congratulations on the way in Which Raleigh Is going ahead. This year's new constructions will cer tainly be a record-breaker, as to num ber and cost of buildings. The sec rotary has not yet given out any figures as to dwellings. These will como later. It may bo said that plans are i hi . hand for many handsome, dwellings. Dr. James It. Rogers will erect one of these on his fine property at the corner of Hlllsboro and North McDowell streets, '' I X X. - I V V 'I, SS WATCH TTiXWIJDM CAMPAIGN AT J). & 1 First Report Shows $875 For College Y. M. C. A. A. & M. Students Start Campaign to llr.ise .-..OOO $20,000 to be Raised to .Meet Rockefeller's $:0, OOO Two Divisions, the Red and While Cninpiiigii Conducted Like Hie tine in the ( ity. teii-Oit hundred and seventy-five dollars was the encouraging report of the first day's ciimpaigti- of the A.--& M. students to raise the $5,000 Tor t'.ie V. M. ('; A. building at tin; col lege. The eauipaimi was started last iitgh.t with; a .jmiiyuet iii the t olloge dining: hall, and a nuiuber of speeches I'roin ,t liosii interested, au the ca use, .. lt(icl,( i'-ller lias given $2.0.000 lor a Y. M. C. - A;- hitililiug.nl.' tho -college on. the condition tliaf. another $20, 000 he raised. The (anipaign started last 'tilglit- is to raise $5j000 among the sf.ulent-bod.v. The cflmpnign is conducted on the same plan, us thai now being carried on in .the city, the workers being divided into companies, of two divis ions each, the red and white. The company of which .Mr. IS. V. Freeman is captain, of I lie red division, won the banner loda, with tour suli scriplions amount ing to $'H). i ue banner was a red one with tile while letters, "We. are it". In the white division the company of Mr. J. H; Iliiiwn won riuv. while banner ' Willi four subscriptions amounting to $ 175. ' Korty-two men had been seen anil 12 subscriptions had been - made, every man seen responding, tile grand total being $s7."i. The campaign clock registering to the amount of $3,000 has '.beep .creel ed im the- mechanical building and will he watched Willi interest. The campaign will close not later tiian Saturday afternoon. : -The" time for raising the whole $20,000 is limited to July 1, F.MF.RSOX DIVORCE CASE. Mrs. Emerson Files Cross Kill for Ab solute Divorce. ' (Uy ; Leased Wire to The; Times.),; . Baltimore.; Md.,, March 2:'-Vh.i: ap pears to- be a. preliminary to a con clusion of, the Emerson-'-divorce -'..case, took tl' Conn today of the filing ol a cross bill by. Mrs. Enimelie A. Emer? son against her husband, Captain Isaac E. Emerson, making. -un absolute di vorce from her husband upon the ground of abandonment. The bill wns filed In the circuit court through At torneys William Shepherd Hryun and George WhiUock. The first action ill the Emerson matrimonial difficulties was a bill of complaint by Captain Emerson asking for an absolute divorce from .-Mrs. Emerson upon the ground of adultery. Mr. Haneltine liashor was named as correspondent. After wailing until the legal time for filing an answer had nearly expired,. Mrs. Emerson tiled an answer to this bill In the shape uf a denial of Mr. Emerson's charge against her. i It Is the opinion of many persons now that the tiling of the bill today by"' Mrs. Emerson, alleging abandon ment of her by Captain Emerson shows a completely new face on tho situation, and is the result of a disposition of Captain Emerson and his attorneys to drop the charge of adultery against Mrs. Emerson and let her secure the divorce upon the charge of abandon ment. . This would probably save much airing of scandal in court and would bo more agreeable to all parties Con-corned.-'" if is: presumed that, the set- tied satisfactory lo fjniii rides. In her crnss bill- Miv..-Kmer.n says that' the abandonment by ".ljitriin 'Em 'ason has cnniiiitieil ; uniuii'i'iuinedly for the past Jix ye-ns, and-that there i-; .no hope of a lVi.nieiliat ion. ' She a-Ks tiie court to make suitable pro- i.'jn for aIimoa , lawyer 1, es and such .other l elief. as is rigiit and neees- DK.WTING NEW TREATY. Secretary Ki'ox and iiil:ssadoi' Hryee Working on Ireniy. ( B;.' Leased ire to The Times.) Washington. -March 29 The drafting of a new arbitration- treaty" between the United States aud Great Uriinin to cover all probable future disputes between the two countries, has -been begun by Secretary of Slate Knox aud Anitia.-'.,adoi- Uryce . Tbe negofiiylton of t.io con'.entipn will be expedited as njucii as possible.- in or der thai it may be.. siibniif ted to the senate tor rat i'iicat ion at t ne special sessibii, to liegin :ou April '.; ::;. The treaty will be, the first of its kind ever negotiated and wilt pro vide, for, the arbitration.' of all dis putes between the United States and Great Britain .' The work of . drawing up the new convention will lie diffi cult, because of the fact that, the doc ument will lie the first of lis kind, and it will he used as a model' for similar conventions wit If other coun tries, The -negotiations of llic general ar bitration treaty with Great Britain is the direct, result of tue. speech ol Sir Edward Grey, minister of foreign affairs of Great I'.ritain, in the house of commons several weeks ago, when he said that a proposal for such a convention- world -he-! welcomed by I lie linti.-h government . le In Supreme Court. (Ify. Lease, I Wiiv; lo The Times V Ailiauj ,. . .N. v., .Ai.nvh j't ;rie i;i;i Joint" ballot l., t' N w V,,. '; i, tri; ia tii.'c for f nili"! Slates- Vi naior was held in; tile . supreme court ei.ii mliiirs at City Hall, ; the t inimrary c apilol, tills '.afternoon,.: There Wer,.: only . Votes cast, they h.Hng wide.l-y. keiii-. tered. . All. of the democra tio iiisurgi his voted for John . i). Kei m iif t'tie.i,. he. . . receiving the highest'.' .number of yotes.Ci. '; Senator . 'Wa'-gijer :'; aanouueeil '; lliere w ini'd biv li . ji'int i'i-t.i'ioei:ii ie en ueus to night and also tlKif il wouHl be im possible to , io any ' 'legislative '-work this w-eek as a result of the. tlre.'.birt that both the senile and assen;bly would lie ready for occupancy by Mon day night. Immediately after the : Session Sen ator Urackett, the minority leader, called a conference of . the republican senators' and .assemblymen; Tlireiten Mexican Jail. . (I!y Leaseil Wire to The Times.) El Paso. Tex.. March 2: The streets of El Paso were placarded today with t typewritten piv-ters deelai-ing that enough lime had been Wasted by the state department, at Washington in the lilati-Converse case, ami calling upon the public to take immediate action. The placards recite the fact that 300 men have, already been enrolled in an organization, the object of 'which Is to storm the Mexican jail in Juarez and release lllutt and Couvurse.,' It de clared that the assault upon the jail will only bo delayed until I'1") men Join the organization. . Tenry Commissioner a Kenr Admiral. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, March 29 Robert E. Peary was today commissioned i rear admiral by the navy department and placed upon the retired list. His commission dates back to April 6, 1909, tho day on which he discov ered the North Pole. - flnaneial arrangements have- he UPTRAYFR nF lamorra on STAND AGAIII Proceedings of Court Constant ly Interrupted by Taunts of the Prisoners DEffilLS oTThE CRIME .ibatenittfiKld Weak ami Trembling From an Ojieration When He Re sumed the Witness Stand Went Into the Details of the Crime New York Judge Wants to Visit the Court Next Week Betrayer (jot $80 for His Part in the Mur. der. . .. .;'. (By Cable to Tho Tlms.) Yiterbo, March 29 Weak and trembling from an operation which had been performed upon h'm In his prison cell during the night, Gen narro Abatemaggio, the CamOrnst traitor,' again took the witness stand today to continue tae details of his confession. The proceedings were constantly interrupted by taunts and threats hurled irom the great steel cage con taining Enrico Alfano, the Camor rist head, and his co-defcadants. As batcmaggio went. Into the de tails of tiie crimes of tne Neopolltan hand, particularly the murder of Gennaro Cuocollo and his wife, "the beautiful Sorrentina," the cries and accusations from the accused men be came so loud that President Biancui. of the' Assize court, had to order the Carabineers to quiet them. A slight growth on the upper part of Abatemaggio's right foot was re moved by a surgeon and when the betrayer took the witness stand he limped and placed his bandaged foot on a stool as he took his seat. President Dianc.ii has received-a letter from Judge Frank C. Latigh lilt, of the appellate division of the New York slate supreme court, who is in Europe, asking that he be al lowed to be present next week. Abatemaggio swore that he had received $S0 tor the part which he had played in the murder of Cuoccol lo. The informer said that protests were mailt.' against his receiving 60 large a sum when lie hud not partic ipated in the actual murders but these protests were silenced by Al fano. Toe betrayer testified that the reason for his receiving so large a sum was the desire to silence him as to secrets pf the Neopolltan so ciety. -.,.''.'. The balance of the $200 murder fund was divided among those who had bellied assassinate Cuoceollo and his wife, the." distributions being made by Alfano in person. No Trouble at .New Laredo. (fly Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington. A! arch 29 -The state de partment today denied that there had been any ; trouble between Mexicans and Americans at New. Laredo. Ac-, (nt'ding to statements .made, by the. de partment, today, Consul Alonzo H. (Wen, wlio is stationed at New Laredo, has not communicated regard ing any troubled FUND 0E $100,000 TO ELECT LORIMER (Ify Leased Wire to The Times.) .Springfield, lis.. March 29-N. JL lvohlsaat, millionaire Chicago pub lisher, on the witness stand before tho legislative' committee Investigating the election of William Lorlmer as United States senator testified today that he had been Informed that a fund of M1 0,01:0 had been raised to send Lorlmer to the 'United States senate. .Mr. Koiilsuut when asked to" give tho names of his informant, refused flat ly.; : . ; . ' Baltimore Conference Meets. (Ry Leased Wire to The Timet.)' 'Washington,- March 29 With feishVjp William F. Anderson presiding, th Baltimore conference of the Mdthodi&t church began today. It will last wv til next Monday, , i A memorial service wad helfl this morning for seven members. f the conference 'who (lied during the list year..- , . .. , n . r i K - i